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Azure Solution Architect / Hands-on Platform Engineer (AI on Azure)
Contract | UK Remote/Hybrid
We're looking for a hands-on Azure Solution Architect who can also operate as a Platform Engineer - someone who can design the target architecture and then get stuck in building it. You'll be working with a delivery team deploying AI capabilities on top of Microsoft Azure in a complex enterprise environment, where governance, security controls and platform customisation are the norm.
This is not a slideware role - you will be engineering day-to-day, automating platform build, enabling secure deployment paths, and supporting teams to run AI workloads reliably in production.
What you'll be doing (hands-on)Building and engineering Azure platform components to support AI workloads (not just documenting them)Implementing enterprise-ready Azure foundations (networking, identity, security, governance)Deploying and operationalising AI services on Azure (eg Azure OpenAI / Azure ML / Cognitive Services)Creating/maintaining IaC and automation for repeatable environments and deploymentsDesigning + implementing secure landing patterns (policy, RBAC, Key Vault, private endpoints)Supporting CI/CD and release processes for platform + AI services (DevOps enablement)Troubleshooting platform/infra issues and improving reliability/observabilityEssential Skills & ExperienceStrong, demonstrable hands-on engineering experience across Azure (build, automate, troubleshoot)Track record as an Azure Solution Architect delivering in enterprise environmentsProven Platform Engineering capability (developer enablement, self-service, automation, standards)Enterprise customisation experience: working around policy constraints, bespoke network/security patterns, governance boardsInfrastructure as Code: Terraform and/or Bicep/ARM (modules, state, pipelines, repeatability)Containers are a strong plus: AKS, Kubernetes, Docker, HelmCI/CD experience: Azure DevOps and/or GitHub ActionsStrong stakeholder skills - but still an engineer who does the workAzure Landing Zones / CAF-aligned platform buildsObservability: Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, App InsightsExperience deploying AI services with private networking/security constraints (enterprise patterns)
Start: ASAP
Location: UK Remote/Hybrid
Duration: Initial 6 months (extensions likely)
Please send across your updated CV if this is of interest
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